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Oromo and Kirundi


Kirundi and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Maaloo  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Orma  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
galla  
rundi  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
16  
1500  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Kirundi  

Language Position
91  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
run  

ISO 639 3
orm  
run  

ISO 639 6
orm  
run  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Oromo and Kirundi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Oromo and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oromo and Kirundi Speaking population

Oromo and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Oromo and Kirundi on Oromo vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Kirundi Language Codes

Oromo and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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